Sunday, April 21, 2013

Knit to Flatter

As the most math-phobic knitter on the damn planet I have to say that I am blown away by the acumen for knitting arithmetic displayed in Amy Herzog's brand-new Knit to Flatter. You guys, she has gotten her abacus and tape measure out and breaks it down for you in this book!

If you know anything about Amy, you know that she one of the most passionate knitters and designers you will ever meet. Her absolute love for the craft as well as meticulous attention to fit shine through in this book. That someone would take the time and research a series of precepts and modifications that will help other knitters knit sweaters that will fit them perfectly is really quite amazing. I mean, I'm such a selfish knitter that if I were going to try to figure the whole body proportion thing I would just do it for myself and just leave the rest of you lot to work it out on your own. But Amy didn't do that! She's nice like that!

Knit to Flatter contains page after page of absolutely luscious sweaters. You know that thing where you buy a knitting book and there are maybe like 2/20 of the sweaters that you might actually wear? Yeah that's not the case here. You are basically getting this book and then wanting to knit almost everything in it. That being said, I have narrowed it down to two that will be MINE ALL MINE once I check out of Hatville (more updates coming soon, I promise!).

First up for me will definitely be Delish Cardigan. Delish, right? Everything about this cardigan is so appealing to me: the stitch pattern, the plain hem + narrow v-neck, the open cardigan design--I love all of it. Of course the fact that the sweater pictured is done in Hand Maiden Lady Godiva isn't hurting anything either. This is a sweater I can see making and wearing.

I am also extremely drawn to Stoker because ZOMG comfy cowl alert! I hope you can see the perfection that is this sweater. I am obsessed with the simplicity of this sweater. It's a stockinette cowl-,but with expert shaping. And it fits perfectly. This pattern is pictured in Valley Yarns Stockbridge which an alpaca wool blend that has a nice price AND is soft as all get out.

There is no doubt in mind that you are bound to fall in love with more than a few of these sweaters and the techniques that bring them into being. As luck would have it, I have a copy of Knit to Flatter to give away, so just leave a comment below indicating your interest and I will use my random number generator (i.e. I my cat Tippecanoe points to a piece of paper with your name on it), and I'll send it off straight away! I'll close the whole thing down by Weds., so you best hurry!

77 comments:

I have been excited about this book ever since I heard it was coming. Having taken a class with Amy, I know just how helpful and thorough she is. And it's so empowering to know that you can have a garment that fits YOU perfectly.Thanks for the opportunity to win this treasure of a book! ♥ and good luck to everybody :Dgrandmastatus on Ravelry

Oh pick me!! I love knitting from Amy's patterns and I've wanted this book since before it came out. However, my current attempts to be a responsible adult mean I'm not allowed to buy it,yet and my birthday is soooo far away, it feels like I'll never get this darn thing in my hands.

Every single review I have heard for this book has been nothing less than glowing. I keep saying that I need to stop buying knitting books because I have so many that I don't use, but I think I do need to add this one to my library!

I have been following Amy's blog for some time now, and I'm really impressed with her patterns and her ideas about making flattering sweaters. I would LOVE to win this book and then I might find the courage to attempt my first sweater! Thanks for hosting the contest.

I'd love to learn how to apply basic mods to any pattern, the way I do when sewing. It sounds as if this book will enable me to take out all my knitting books again - one after the other they've been relegated to a distant shelf and the sweaters I made from them frogged.

I have always shied away from knitting sweaters, mostly because I'm terrified of making one that won't turn out right. I saw this book at Barnes and Noble earlier today, and think it's the perfect inspiration to get me started on my first sweater!